Poor Yorick's Almanack

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  • Toward the Horrid Specificity

    February 27, 2002

    I’ve been feeling a bit dyspeptic today, and I worry that I’ve gotten cancer or a blocked colon or my appendix is ready to burst poison all over my system. And yet, unlike most other …

  • Another Beautiful Day in Seattle

    February 25, 2002

    Wendy and I rode the ferry together, as she’s now teaching at a school in town. I brought the camera with me into work this morning…I snapped off a couple of nice photos: One of the ferry …

  • Introducing Poor Yorick's Almanack

    February 24, 2002

    So, a name change, for several reasons. First, I was dissatisfied with the country-fried sound of “Jiggle the Handle”. I thought it sounded too much like the punchline of a Jeff Foxworthy …

  • High Anxiety

    February 23, 2002

    I’ve been feeling a little anxious about my job, and that anxiety kind of spills over into my life. January through March are typically the toughest months for me, and this year has provided …

  • Hamlet on the Holodeck

    February 19, 2002

    I’ve been reading a book called Hamlet on the Holodeck for the last couple of days, and it’s given me an idea for a baseball-themed collaborative hypertext novel called “Home 5, Away …

  • the best couple of days

    February 18, 2002

    This was the best couple of days I’ve had since my dad died (January 29). I think about him a lot, but now more with control. When I do think about him, I feel like I have a little bit more …

  • “You're so procrastinating with this car,” Wendy says

    February 17, 2002

    “You’re so procrastinating with this car,” Wendy says. This is what I’ve been doing instead of putting the Kia up for sale. Really, I just got the idea last night and I wanted to find a …

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